He Almost Pulled Off Making a Normal Speech. Almost.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The AP is fact-checking remarks from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Here’s a look at some of the claims we’ve examined (quotations from the speech as delivered or as released by the White House before delivery):

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I couldn't bring myself to watch. A) Its banal and anachronistic. I watched most of Obama and Bush's in spite of this but see B. He makes my blood boil. C) The main doesn't have any policies or political beliefs to advance so that makes it extra inane.

Did he actually say "beautiful clean coal?" No way he actually said those words, right?

You guys do know that the Associated Press is part of the liberal elite media bent on destroying Trump, right? Can you say fake news?

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

I couldn't bring myself to watch. A) Its banal and anachronistic. I watched most of Obama and Bush's in spite of this but see B. He makes my blood boil. C) The main doesn't have any policies or political beliefs to advance so that makes it extra inane.

Did he actually say "beautiful clean coal?" No way he actually said those words, right?

I was starting to miss acid rain.

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

He has made me embarrassed for my country and ashamed of my fellow citizens.

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

Why? Has he done something that personally affected you or someone you know in the past year?

Life has been normal as usual for me and everyone else I know.

True for most. However, he is unpredictable, unethical, ignores expert opinion, and shows no concern for basic constitutional rights. Its only one year in. Hey, things looked good for the Titanic the first days out.

The comments about judges and courts, especially those trying cases involving him; his apparent belief that he should be able to issue diktats to the Justice Department; his pardon of Sheriff Pink Panties; his apparent belief that kneeling during the national anthem or not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance are illegal acts...

These are just a few more things that Steven should ponder when considering whether Trump understands, much less respects, basic Constitutional rights.

Did Slick Willy make you feel the same way when he was doing vaginal exams with a cigar?

Trump could do unspeakable things with Stormy Daniels in the cockpit of Air Force One and I wouldn't care one bit. It is not what goes into his mouth that concerns me. It is what comes out of it.

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'" Ronald Reagan

The legal standard of proof is so high that its more or less insurmountable. The defendant will almost always prevail when the libel concerns a public figure.

Trump often has expressed admiration for Britain's libel and slander laws, which require proof that the assertion is true, and the desire to implement them here. Considering the lies and insults he tosses around so freely he should be more careful what he wishes for.